Eventually the couple crawled up on shore. A welcome party of flies and spiders were waiting for them. Lambert collapsed into the arms of a tourist.

"Those nice tourists saw me and came and poured water on me and made me drink water and kind of carried me up the hill," Lambert said.

It wasn't until Thursday night that the boat was unstuck and sailed home.

DNR said in order to prevent something like this, when sailing it's always best to have a safety plan in place. Tell family and friends when you plan to come home, that way if you don't show up they know something is wrong.